Sieve-patterned moray eel
| Sieve-patterned moray eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Elopomorpha |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. cribroris |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax cribroris Whitley, 1932 | |
The sieve-patterned moray eel (Gymnothorax cribroris) is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean around eastern Australia.[1] It was first named by Whitley in 1932,[1] and is also commonly known as the sieve moray, brown-flecked reef eel, brown-flecked moray, or the Australian moray.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gymnothorax cribroris at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Gymnothorax cribroris at www.fishbase.org.
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